Seven of these cameras cost about $250 or less. Two (from Panasonic and Kodak) are so close to $200, they’re practically impulse buys.
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Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Best Digital Cameras under $300
Wesley Snipes Arrested at Orlando International Airport
Actor Wesley Snipes was arrested Friday morning as he arrived at Orlando International Airport. He is accused of trying to cheat the government out of nearly $12 million in false refund claims and not filing returns for six years.
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ATI’s Market Share Is Falling
According to Jon Peddie Research, ATI
’s market share has fallen 5% to an overall 23% for the third quarter when compared to the 28% the company held during the second quarter of this year. It would seem then that ATI’s success as a subsidiary of the #2 chip maker will depend on AMD performance in the CPU race.
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Democrats Will Try to Block Congressional Pay Raises
Members of Congress are in line for a pay raise effective Jan. 1 unless they block it, and Democrats said Thursday they intend to try. "It is unconscionable that members of congress would get yet another pay raise while the minimum wage has been stuck at $5.15 an hour for the last 10 years."
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Boot MacOS X86 from USB Pendrive
Have you ever dreamed about carrying in your pocket,
your favorite OSx86 install. And boot it everywhere.
When dreams come true... Full tutorial @ MacGeek's blog :-)
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Kazaa Founder Takes On Network TV
Kazaa and Skype founder Niklas Zennstrom is developing a secretive Internet television venture called The Venice Project, which analysts say could threaten the viability of network TV. The video-sharing service stands to knock network affiliates out of their middleman positions.
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Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Dell Adds AMD Mobile CPUs To Laptop Lineup
Not a huge shock, but now that Dell’s added AMD processors to its desktop lineup, the mega computer retailer has added AMD’s Sempron and Turion lines of mobile processors to its notebooks.
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Fake Lottery Tells Victims They Won, Just By Paying Utility Bill
Canadian scammers have come up with something new -- a phony lottery in which "winners" are chosen from among local utility company customers.
Arkansas Attorney General Mike Beebe says consumers in his state have reported getting letters from the scammers in the last two weeks.
The letter comes from a company called "Capital One Corp." based in Massachusetts. It claims that the recipient has won $50,000 through a random drawing based on account numbers of local utility customers.
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Debt Collectors Often Collect Bogus Debts
Just because a debt collector sends you a notice that you owe money, it doesn't mean the claim is legitimate. Oftentimes these companies make honest mistakes. Sometimes they engage in out and out fraud.
In West Virginia, one consumer received a notice from Pinnacle Credit Services demanding payment for a debt it was assigned to collect. The consumer denied she owed the money and when the company persisted, she contacted the state attorney general's office.
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The really small screen -- cell phone movies
BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- The cameras capture the young man walking down the stairs, reciting a monologue about the three things people should know about him: His favorite movie is "Gone with the Wind," he loves roller coasters and he hates when people don't take him seriously.
The shot is complicated and takes several attempts to perfect. But there's no big camera equipment, no expert sound system and no reels of film to capture the moment.
Instead, everyone involved, from the three cameramen and the sound guy to the extras, is producing the miniature movie with -- and for -- cell phones.
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YouTube downloads for mobile devices by 2007?
Speaking at a digital media conference in New York yesterday, YouTube founder Chad Hurley said that he hopes to "have something on a mobile device" by the end of 2007. "It's a huge market and with our video lengths, it's a natural."
It's one of Hurley's first public outings after the Google acquisition of his YouTube service. YouTube already has a mobile service, but only for uploading videos, not watching them. Hurley wasn't sure he could figure out a way to make money from mobile downloads, since it's tricky to insert advertising on small screens without ruining the user experience.
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FCC classifies Broadband over Power Line as information service
The Federal Communications Commission has decided to classify Broadband over Power Line (BPL) as an information service, putting it in the same class as DSL and cable. As a result, BPL will follow those two broadband services down the road to deregulation in hopes that it will encourage utilities to begin offering BPL service.
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Microsoft beats Apple to the TV with Xbox Live Video
It has been some time in the making, but Microsoft has finally announced their online video entertainment strategy for the Xbox 360.
Beginning on November 22, Xbox 360 owners will be able to buy and rent over 1,000 hours of programming using the new Xbox Live Video Marketplace. The Marketplace will see Microsoft selling programming from CBS, MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures, Turner Broadcasting, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. "CSI," "South Park," "Batman Forever," and "Nacho Libre" are a few of the titles that will be offered by year's end. At launch, TV shows will be offered as download-to-own, while movies will only be available as 24-hour rentals.
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Verizon in negotiations to bring YouTube content to its subscribers
YouTube and Verizon are reportedly in discussions that will lead to the popular web site's video content being made available on its cellular network and TV service. According to the Wall Street Journal, the companies are "in advanced talks," with the prospect of a deal being reached "within weeks."
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Saturday, November 04, 2006
Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25
The success of the entrepreneurs behind Digg, YouTube, and Facebook will undoubtedly inspire a growing breed of the young, energetic, and self-reliant who are more than willing to gamble that their startups will fly. But it's not just about role models. The idea that entrepreneurship is a viable career path is ingrained across the U.S. ...
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EA Reports Record Net Revenue - $784M
"Electronic Arts has announced a record net revenue for Q2 at $784 million, up 16 percent over the last year, which it attributes to the steady popularity of its long-running sports franchise titles like Madden NFL 07." Looks like the 'carbon copy + roster updates = new game' formula is working. Better get used to those microtransactions..
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The Art and Science of Reading People
Learning to read people is one of the most important skills you can have in your interpersonal life. Whether you’re focusing on professional success, friendship, romance, marriage, career or parenting, understanding How to Read People will give you the ability to make sound decisions and develop incredible insight into people’s lives. With practice
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The $200 Billion Lunch - The Switch to IPv6
"We're switching to IPv6, dontcha know, and it might be worth it."
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Xbox 360 HD DVD Available for Preorder
"The 360 HD DVD player may not be available just yet, but you can get some breathing room on everyone else this Xmas by pre-ordering yours today." Nice looking drive.
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Cingular offers free music
Music on one's mobile phone is nothing surprising. Downloading it for free is a different matter; both Verizon and Sprint's service directs to a proprietary store and charges up to $2.50 per song. Cingular plans on another route: they are gearing up to offer free music downloads to compatible phones.
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Microsoft Correcting 'Live' Update That 'Bricked' 360 Consoles
When Microsoft issued their anticipated fall dashboard update on Tuesday, 1080p support wasn't the only new feature, as several use started reporting ERROR CODE E71, which essentially "bricked" their console, rendering it unusable for surfing Xbox Live or playing games -- you know, everything an Xbox 360 is useful for.
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MySpace Founder Sues News Corp Over Censorship
Brad Greenspan, the guy who started the company that created MySpace before it was sold to News Corp in July 2005, is suing News Corp today over alleged censorship. They've blocked his video site Vidilife, and he's pissed.
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How to: Make a Ringtone From any MP3
Google up "ringtones" and you'll get tons of sites that will charge you a few bucks per tone. Pshaw! With some free software and a few minutes, you can make as many custom ringtones as your heart desires out of any MP3 in your music collection without paying a dime. Here's how.
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RIAA's Suit Against Mom Fails, So it Sues Kids
The recording industry seems to be unable to know when to say when. Take for example the case of Patricia Santangelo: the White Plains, N.Y. mother of two was sued by the recording industry last year for downloading pirated music.
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Apple releases 8GB (PRODUCT) RED iPod nano
Just as rumors have said, Apple's (PRODUCT) RED iPod nano has been a smash hit since its introduction last month. Today, Apple announced the availability of an 8GB version of the (PRODUCT) RED nano, available now for $249.
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MICROSOFT PLANS TO GRAB SUSE!
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Microsoft Corp. is expected to announce Thursday that it's partnering with Novell Inc. to support Linux, an open-source software alternative to Microsoft's own computer operating system, according to a report on the Wall Street Journal's Web site.
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Wireless Internet hotspots up 47 percent worldwide: survey
NEW YORK - Surging demand for wireless Internet will translate into a 47 percent jump in global Wi-Fi hotspots in 2006, a market research firm said. An ABI Research forecast concluded that in 2006 the number of commercial Wi-Fi hotspots would increase to 143,700. For the moment, Europe is still the market leader with over 57,000 hotspots, ABI said.
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Need for Speed : Carbon the most Expensive 360 game EVER!
EA has just released 11 new pieces of content via Xbox Live Marketplace, none of them free. These extra pieces of content will run you 3780 Microsoft Points or ~$50 bucks additional. That brings the total cost of 'Carbon' to $110-$120 depending on which retail edition you already shelled out for. Micro Payment? Um more like Macro.
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British believe Bush more dangerous than Kim Jong-il
America is now seen as a threat to world peace by its closest neighbours and allies, according to an international survey of public opinion published today that reveals just how far the country's reputation has fallen among former supporters since the invasion of Iraq.
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Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Wireless HD specification due in 2007
Group of electronics companies is working on technology to transmit high-definition video and audio without cables.
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Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Google tells you who you are
Just enter your name and Google tells you who you are. Interesting results follow.
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Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP Released
Windows Media Player 11 offers great new ways to store and enjoy all of your digital media. It's easier than ever to access all of your music, video, pictures,
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$398 Laptop @ Wal*Mart Beginning November 5th
Possibly a hint of what is to come this Black Friday, but in the interim, Wal*Mart is offering a Sempron based laptop that is Vista ready beginning November 5th (more than two weeks prior to Black Friday)
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Caffeine-Stoked Energy Drinks Worry Doctors
Nutritionists warn that the drinks, laden with caffeine and sugar, can hook kids on an unhealthy jolt-and-crash cycle. But the biggest worry is how some teens use the drinks. Some report downing several cans in a row to get a buzz, and a new study found a surprising number of poison-center calls from young people getting sick from too much caffeine
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Best of the Best Web 2.0 Websites
So many great new web sites are cropping up all over the place! From Social Bookmarking Sites, to Real Estate sites, this list has only the best Web 2.0 Sites available today.
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Convert Your DVDs To iPod or PSP With This
HandBrake is a GPL'd multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 / H.264 ripper/converter. HandBrake was originally available on the BeOS, but now has been ported over to MacOS X and to GNU/Linux. A Windows port is being worked on. Try out the Instant Handbrake.
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19" Widescreen LCD with DVI only $159 - NO REBATES To Mail In!
It's a Hanss-G HW-191D, with 700:1 contrast and 5ms response time. WXGA 1440 x 900. Not too shabby! for that price!
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Seagate to encrypt data on hard drives
The world's largest hard drive maker says its DriveTrust Technology, to be announced Monday, automatically encrypts every bit of data stored on the hard drive and requires users to have a key, or password, before being able to access the disk drive.
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Affordable, High-Performance Graphics: ATI's new Radeon X1650 XT
ATI is adding another member to the X1K family of products, the Radeon X1650 XT. While its name suggests the X1650 XT is nothing more than a higher clocked variation of the Radeon X1650 Pro, that's not the case. The Radeon X1650 Pro is based on a new GPU, formerly code-named RV560, that is more powerful than anything else in the X16x0 family.
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Used phones drive Third World wireless boom
With the number of cell phones in use worldwide hitting 2.5 billion and rising, recycled phones are playing a growing role in the spread of wireless communications across the developing world, where land lines can be costly or unavailable.
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Monday, October 30, 2006
Is Linux Ready for Desktop? For me personally, YES.
Over the years, this question is raised again and again. Some are telling it is ready, some are telling it is not. So, where is the truth? In this case, truth is very subjective. For me personally, Linux on the desktop was ready a long time ago, and Windows on a desktop was never ready for me. Let me tell you why.
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Call for legal copying of own CDs
Copyright laws are "out of date" and must be updated so MP3 player users can make copies of CDs without breaking the law, according to a think tank.
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SED Next-Generation Flat-Screen Display. The best of CRTs and LCDs in one.
For simpletons, this explanation will do, but for those who are brave, read on for more details on what will undoubtedly revolutionize display viewing.
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Mylo has potential, but it has holes, too
I do appreciate using Skype without a computer. To access Skype and other communications tools, Mylo has built-in Wi-Fi capability. Starting soon, the unit will come with a year of free T-Mobile hot-spot service. You also can use open Wi-Fi networks at home, work or school, though campuses that require high levels of Virtual Private Network...
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Building A LowCost LAMP Server With Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft
This is a detailed description about how to set up a Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) based server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable), Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, DNS server, FTP server, MySQL server, POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc.
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Napster Promo Video
Warning - Some may see this video as inappropriate, however I find it to be simply hilarious.
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Runner-Up Takes on YouTube
YouTube may be the king of online video, but if Arik Czerniak has his way, the king won't stay on the throne for long.
Czerniak is the CEO and co-founder of Metacafe, one of the web's leading independent video-sharing sites. The company is launching a new service Monday called Producer Rewards which will offer cash payouts to video creators who upload the most interesting and entertaining clips.
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Sunday, October 29, 2006
Meet Zod - Fedora 6 released
The Fedora Project, a Red Hat sponsored and community-supported open source collaboration, announced the release of Fedora 6 earlier this week. Named Zod, the release is available for download at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Distribution/Download
Red Hat claim that Fedora Core 6 provides a noticeable performance increase during the start-up of applications such as OpenOffice.org. In addition to the previously supported x86, x86-64 and Power PC chip architectures, this release features support for Intel-based Macs. Fedora Core 6 also introduces a new GUI virtualization manager.
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In Teens' Web World, MySpace Is So Last Year
Teen Web sensation MySpace became so big so fast, News Corp. spent $580 million last year to buy it. Then Google Inc. struck a $900 million deal, primarily to advertise with it. But now Jackie Birnbaum and her fellow English classmates at Falls Church High School say they're over MySpace.
"I think it's definitely going down -- a lot of my friends have deleted their MySpaces and are more into Facebook now," said Birnbaum, a junior who spends more time on her Facebook profile, where she messages and shares photos with other students in her network.
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Saturday, October 28, 2006
Bush's Onscreen 'Death' Applauded
Actors posing as administration officials and secret service agents were digitally grafted into some images of the president and his entourage.
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Seagate 750GB Barracuda ES - Monster SATA Drive Gets Perpendicular On You
We know about the horizontal-bop when it comes to shaggin' storage bits on your hard drive but what about going perpendicular? Seagate was first to market with their Barracuda ES line of SATA drives that bring perpendicular recording technology to the table with insane areal density per platter. 750GB not enough? Try a pair in RAID 0 for 1.5TB.
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Curry may keep elderly minds sharp
diet containing curry may help protect the aging brain, according a study of elderly Asians in which increased curry consumption was associated with better cognitive performance on standard tests. Curcumin, found in the curry spice turmeric, possesses potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
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Nintendo's income up 242% compared to previous year
*Link is a PDF of their 3Q earnings report*
Nintendo's revenue and income is up considerably due to the strong sale of it's Nindendo DS handheld. Good time to buy some Nintendo stock(NTDOY) in anticipation of the Wii launch.
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Which Internet Company will Take Over TiVo to get in your Living Room
Microsoft, Yahoo and Google are the big names on the internet. With internet video becoming so popular and the internet heading into the living room and onto our TVs one of these companies is going to want to buy TiVo. With about 4 Million subscribers TiVo could be an excellent investment and secure one of these companies a place in the living room
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$500 Penny Intentionally Put Into Circulation
MidAtlanticCoins owner Steve A. Bryan spent a 1914-D Lincoln cent, valued at $500, as a publicity stunt for his business. The coin could make its way anywhere, so keep your eyes peeled.
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Friday, October 27, 2006
Southpark WoW Episode . . .
This Episode of SouthPark is awesome . . .
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WoW Porn - Aka, The Internet is for Porn (Video)
| This is not a porn movie.. Just a WoW movie about internet is for porn. | |
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Arnold's turnaround -- A year after embarrassing defeat, Schwarzenegger cruising to re-election
WASHINGTON - If there's one storyline that nearly all Americans can appreciate, it's the comeback.
We see it in our films ("The Natural," "Star Wars"), our sports (the 1992-93 Buffalo Bills, the 2004 Red Sox), our history (the Texan victory after the Alamo, the Pacific theater in World War II), and -- especially -- our politics.
Take Harry Truman's come-from-behind victory over Thomas E. Dewey in the 1948 presidential election. Or Richard Nixon's two presidential wins in 1968 and 1972, after losing his 1960 bid and his race for governor two years later. Or the political triumphs by the ultimate Comeback Kid -- Bill Clinton -- after Gennifer Flowers, his administration's health-care debacle, and his impeachment.
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Four firefighters killed in California wildfire
A wind-whipped wildfire started by an arsonist killed four firefighters and stranded up to 400 people in an recreational-vehicle park in California.
"Everybody is hunkered down here. They're fighting the fire around us. It's across the street from us," said Charles Van Brunt, a ranger at the station at the entrance to Silent Valley Club, the recreational vehicle park near Palm Springs. The residents were in no immediate danger, he said last night.
Authorities asked people in the park to stay put to leave roads clear for firefighters. Hundreds of others in the area were forced from their homes.
Fire officials said the blaze was deliberately set around 1 a.m. Fire Chief John Hawkins said the arson "constitutes murder."
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Wal-Mart to Push Computers, Consumer Electronics for Holidays
CHICAGO — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) said on Monday it would promote key electronics such as flat-panel televisions, MP3 players, video gaming consoles and laptop computers as part of an aggressive holiday campaign.
Less than one week after the world's biggest retailer declared an early start to the holiday shopping season by cutting prices on more than 100 popular toys and games, Wal-Mart said it intends to be the lowest-priced retailer in gift categories such as electronics and jewelry as well.
Wal-Mart has expanded its offering of flat-panel televisions, bringing in name-brands such as Sony (SNE) and Samsung and stepping up advertising on prime programs including ESPN's Monday Night Football.
Gary Severson, Wal-Mart's head of electronics and toys, said the company's surveys showed that it offered the lowest price on flat-panel TVs 88 percent of the time.
"We're working on that other 12 percent rapidly, believe me," he said at Wal-Mart's analyst meeting on Monday, adding that year-over-year sales growth was in the triple digits for flat-panel TVs.
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Happy Birthday Picasso!
Pablo Picasso (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor. One of the most recognized figures in 20th century art, he is best known as the co-founder, along with Georges Braque, of cubism.
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"Heroes" Hiro is a REAL Coding Hero!
Millions of viewers of NBC's Heroes know actor Masi Oka as Hiro Nakamura, the bored young Japanese office worker who discovers he has the power to alter time and teleport. What they probably don't know is that he's been working behind the scenes for years as one of Industrial Light & Magic's top programmers.
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3 Million IE7 Downloads in Four Days!
Tony Chor, the IE team's Group Program Manager, said that IE7 was downloaded over three million times during the first four days of availability. He also said that Microsoft expects many more downloads in the coming weeks thanks to the distribution of IE7 via Automatic Updates.
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Retail losses rise as shoplifters go high tech
Just as technology has given a big boost to the retail industry, making it more efficient and productive, it has also transformed retail crime. Using sophisticated tactics such as bar-code forgery and fraudulent gift cards, criminals are stealing larger amounts, and it has gotten harder to catch them. Police say organized crime has gone retail.
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How Blank HD-DVD and Blu-ray Discs Are Made
Mind-blowing 14 minute video podcast that takes you behind the scenes at Imation's plant for making blank HD-DVD and Blu-ray discs. Shows the whole process from mastering to production. If you use optical media, you have to see this...
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Dell to launch sub-$500 AMD laptop next month
Digitimes is reporting that contract manufacturers in Asia have confirmed that 500,000 notebooks with AMD Turion processors will be available through Dell beginning next month. Dell, always known for low prices, will try to win over the value crowd with a sub-$500, 15-inch laptop. A 17-inch model will follow next year.
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iPhone and iTV will add 3rd and 4th 'Cylinder' to Apple's Growth Engine
The upcoming iTV will add the living room as a fourth driver to the growth engine, according to the analyst, providing integrated operability between iTunes media content and televisions. "Both the iPhone and the iTV represent initiatives that could add iPod-like growth to the Apple story."
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Laptops Have No Right To Privacy At U.S. Borders
Employers have a new worry--that business travelers' laptops, containing private corporate information, will be seized at customs and immigration checkpoints.
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It's Cobain over Elvis as top-earning dead celeb
Rock 'n' roll legend Elvis Presley ceded his crown to Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain on Forbes.com's list as the top-earning dead celebrity.
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CLOCK!!!
The coolest clock/calendar you will ever see!
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Apple's iPod Looks Great at 5 Years Old
Oct. 23, 2006 — The big news on iPod's fifth birthday is, well, the iPod.
Buzz continues to surround Apple's slick line of hand-held media players as talk of the long-awaited iPhone — an iPod that also doubles as a cell phone — and a video iPod with a bigger screen and touch-screen controls persist.
With 70 percent of the market in Apple's hands and more than 65 million iPods in consumers' hands, there seems to be nothing even close to threatening the player's dominance — even with major players like Microsoft trying desperately to pump up the hype on its forthcoming player and download store, Zune.
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Thursday, October 26, 2006
Google offers custom search engine service
The Google Custom Search Engine service will let anyone, from individuals to organizations, put a Google-powered search box on its Web site that searches only certain sites and pages. That way, the publisher of a Web site about, say, hockey could put a search box on his home page that returns links only to pages about that sport that he hand-picked. The service will also let publishers have a search engine that taps Google's index in full but gives preference to results from Web sites they have preselected.
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15 The Clip Show
This is an example of embedding a clip from Blip.tv into my Blog. Hope you enjoy episode 15 of the Clip Show. - Warning: Etremely Humorous, but may not be appropriate for all audiences.
This video was originally shared on blip.tv by theclipshow with a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.
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Zebo, where you are what you buy
Zebo, officially launching today, represents one of the things I dislike most about our culture: It attempts to define people by what they own. The site is a social network aimed at young people, with the differentiating factor that filling in lists titled "What I own" and "What I want" is the central activity. Users enter in the stuff they have, and can also rate their items.
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Exxon Mobil: Another Earnings Gusher
Exxon Mobil (XOM) raked in profits and hiked spending on production during the third quarter, as oil prices soared for much of the period.
The Irving (Tex.) oil major said Oct. 26 that it had third quarter net income of $10.49 billion, or $1.77 per share, up 6% from $9.920 billion or $1.58 per share in the third quarter of 2005.
Third quarter 2005 net income included a special gain of $1.620 billion related to the restructuring of Exxon's interest in the Dutch gas transportation business. Excluding that special item, Exxon's 2006 quarter improved by 26% compared to the year ago quarter.
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Gather.com: Social Networking Grows Up
The year-old site is trying to create an online space for the NPR crowd. But do they have time—amid kids and careers—to hang out online?
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Broadband considered most important communication service
Broadband is not just a luxury, it's a necessity, according to a new report by In-Stat. Users from six different "lifestyle" groups in both the US and Canada were surveyed, and all six segments rated broadband "the communication service they can least live without."
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Happy 5th birthday, Windows XP!
For a child, one's fifth birthday is an exciting time, full of precious moments and limitless promise. For an operating system, coming up to one's fifth birthday is a different matter entirely. By the time they reach this milestone, most operating systems have long since been retired or replaced by the Next Big Thing, often an updated version of themselves. For Windows XP, which is celebrating its fifth birthday today, the big question is this: why has it taken so long for Microsoft to come up with a successor?
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Hamburger: $0.12; car: $600; house: $9,000
What if the money supply had been fixed since 1959 and the economy remained on a steady growth path? An economist crunches the numbers and find price heaven.
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Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Toys R Us is having a three for two sale on games!
Just in case you feel like breaking your budget before November hits us with all the new and shiny hardware and games, Toys R Us is having a buy 2 get 1 free special on games. You buy three games, and the cheapest one is free. So if there were two 360 games you wanted, you get the third $60 game free.
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Finding Love on the Internet: It Works
When it comes to love, fate is a thing of the past.
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'Weird Al' Yankovic finally hits the top 10
Now this is weird. "Weird Al" Yankovic's new album, "Straight Outta Lynwood," has scored the enduring song parodist his biggest chart successes in a career that spans nearly three decades.
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Build yourself a 9V battery - Lasts 2 hours - Recharges in 20 Seconds
This circuit uses a 10F cap with a switching voltage regulator to increase the voltage from 2.3V to 9V. With a light load the cap will last up to 3 hours and once discharged it can be recharged in less than 20 seconds
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Monday, October 23, 2006
No Charges for Woman Who Self-Aborted
A Virginia judge has dismissed charges today against a young woman who shot herself in order to kill her unborn child in a case that has angered anti-abortion activists. Tammy Skinner was a poor, desperate 22-year-old with two young children and another one on the way. She said her boyfriend wouldn't pay for an abortion so she did the unthinkable.
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Philips DVP642 DVD/DiVX Player $39.99 Shipped free
Lowest price. Circuitcity.com has the popular Philips DVP642 DVD/DiVX Player for a low $39.99. Free shipping. This is currently the hacker's favorite DVD player. Plays those downloaded movies. DVD, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/+RW, CD, CD-R/RW, VCD, SVCD, MP3-CD, MPEG-4, Picture-CD and DivX 3.11/4.x/5.x, AVI. 4x video upsampling enhances all outputs.
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How to easily tell if you are being lied to
"The following techniques to telling if someone is lying are often used by police, and security experts. This knowledge is also useful for managers, employers, and for anyone to use in everyday situations where telling the truth from a lie can help prevent you from being a victim of fraud/scams and other deceptions."
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Are Laser HDTVs on the Horizon?
High-definition laser televisions have been popping up at various trade shows and industry events for more than a year. Now, on the heels of yet another prototype appearance -- this time at an event for Arasor International, an Australian company that produces a key component for the semiconductor lasers.
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Sunday, October 15, 2006
Wal-Mart to RIAA: We're not gonna take it!
It appears that the cheap retail giant is tired of selling overpriced CDs and wants to cut the prices and still maintain a profit. Kudos to Wal-Mart on this one, we all know that CD prices have been out of this world for sometime.
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Randomly talk with people via webcam. - their webcam
Remember the talk with random person website? How about seeing a random person live and talk with them. FUNNY and SHOCKING.
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Saturday, October 14, 2006
How to use RSS & BitTorrent to download TV shows
Are you tired of scanning several BitTorrent sites for the latest episodes of your favorite TV-show? You should definitely try using RSS feeds then. RSS and BitTorrent are a perfect match.
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Caffeine more disruptive for daytime sleep
Caffeine has a stronger disruptive effect on daytime, catch-up sleep after a night of sleep deprivation than it does on a normal night's sleep, a new study shows.
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vNES: play Nintendo games in your internet browser
"vNES" allows you to play NES Games from the comfort of your favorite internet browser. You don't need any emulators or NES download packages, simply select the game from the scrollbar on the left hand side of your browser and then get ready to "lock and load."
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Web App Customer Service Face-Off!
CenterNetworks puts 10 top web apps to the customer service test! Check out the winners and the losers! Digg, Dogster, Edgeio, Faces, Flickr, MySpace, Skype, Technorati and Youtube are tested.
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Girl Questioned after Threatening Bush on MySpace
The latest Sacramento resident to be questioned by federal agents for threatening President Bush is a 14-year-old girl who is passionate about liberal politics and cute movie stars.
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Why Internet Explorer 7 Will Break the Web
Microsoft's next generation browser is due to arrive in a week or two (October 18 is the word on the street), so you'd better prepare yourself for the inevitable meltdown.
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Schoolgirl arrested for refusing to study with non-English pupils
UK - A teenage schoolgirl was arrested by police for racism after refusing to sit with a group of Asian students because some of them did not speak English.
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Dow: Next Stop, 12,000?
Wall Street touched another new milestone Thursday, as the Dow industrials passed 11,900 for the first time en route to a new all-time closing high. The blue chip benchmark ended the session within 53 points of the 12,000 mark.
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Friday, October 13, 2006
Technology The Boss Uses To Spy on You
New video surveillance systems store video digitally on networked computers, which makes remote monitoring a cinch. The boss might be off on vacation, but as long as the local watering hole has an Internet connection, keeping tabs on the office can be as easy as browsing to a secure Web site and typing a password.
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The death of G4TV? Comcast folds G4 into E! Entertainment
Comcast is consolidating its West Coast entertainment networks, bringing G4 management under the E! Networks tent. G4's executive staff will move into E!'s Los Angeles offices. Sources said layoffs among the G4 staff are likely.
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Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Its confirmed. Google buys youtube for $1.6 billion
Google Inc. said Monday it's buying No. 1 Internet video sharing Web site YouTube Inc. for $1.65 billion in stock. The deal is regarded as a largely defensive one that leapfrogs Google into a leading role in a burgeoning Internet marketplace
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Friday, October 06, 2006
10 years after its invention, a new oil could eliminate trans fat
10 years ago Walt Fehr developed a soybean whose oil could help eliminate one of the biggest problems facing the food industry today: trans fats, blamed for everything from heart disease to hypertension to memory loss. But when he pitched this oil, no one was interested, 10 years later, they're finally showing interest.
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A Million Bucks Ain't What It Used to Be
Think about it: You work hard as an investor. You look at ridiculous amounts of information, ranging from economic data releases to every scrap of financial figures from your favorite stocks.
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FORTUNE's 50 Most Powerful Women in Business
FORTUNE's annual ranking of America's leading businesswomen. And no ... Oprah isn't #1.
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BREAKING NEWS: At least 6 dead in Amish school shooting
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- A lone gunman walked into a one-room Amish schoolhouse Monday and opened fire, killing six people, according to initial reports. The gunman then shot and killed himself, police said.
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Put your best side at the top of Google
"If you haven't yet popped your name into a Google search box to see what turns up, give it a try. Others will. A recent survey found that 77 percent of recruiters use search engines to learn more about job candidates. Will they like what they find?"
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Thursday, October 05, 2006
Ghost Windows XP for free
Step by step guide to make an exact image of your hard drive's OS on an external HD or CD/DVD using DriveImage XML.
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Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Dow Hits New High After a Long Recovery
NEW YORK, Oct. 3 -- The Dow Jones industrial average leaped into record territory Tuesday, highlighting Wall Street's long recovery from the popping of the technology bubble, the 2001 terrorist attacks and a wave of corporate scandals.
The new closing high of 11,727.34 highlights how much things have changed. In January 2000, it was all technology all the time. Internet firms without real business plans and pajama-clad day traders were the glamour kids. Then the bubble burst, Enron Corp. and WorldCom Inc. collapsed, and small investors ran for the hills.
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Tuesday, October 03, 2006
New York considers banning trans fats
Think you may be a candidate for heart disease? Perhaps you should move to New York where, soon, you may not be able to have any partially hydrogenated oils with your meals. Or just move to Denmark where those rascally trans fats are already outlaws. Would you like fries with that?
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Howto: use your PC and Webcam as a motion-detecting/recording system
This tutorial will take you step-by-step through setting up your PC and Webcam to act as a motion-detecting and recording security camera system. And the software required to do this is open source (free).
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Early Adopters Say: Round 1 of Format Wars Goes to HD DVD
Technological specifications and support from electronics, computer and videogame makers will clearly be important factors in deciding the outcome of the latest format war. But we think that user satisfaction with actual products are often overlooked. So HDBlu took a look at what early adopters of high-definition video technology were saying about
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Monday, October 02, 2006
New technology could nip DVD format war in the bud
The format war around next generation DVDs may be over before it has begun, thanks to a breakthrough from a British media technology company.
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Digg Founders Launch Online Network Designed to Kill Your TV...Sort Of
"We're actually not trying to cause any harm to anyone," say Adelson, CEO of Digg.com and Revision3, which makes its official debut Tuesday. "But we are implying that there is something new going on with Revision3." "This is the first media company, the first Internet TV network that actually produces its own content and distributes it itself,"
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Wednesday, September 27, 2006
CBS.com uses "Netcast" instead of "Podcast" like Leo Laporte
CBS.com uses now has "netcasts" instead of podcasts. Is this because of the recent lawsuits from Apple
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Antimatter discovery could launch new era of physics
The discovery that a bizarre particle travels between the real world of matter and the spooky realm of antimatter 3 trillion times a second may open the door to a new era of physics, Fermilab researchers announced Monday.
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42% Americans: Bush Administration Manipulated Gas Prices
Almost half of all Americans believe the November elections have more influence than market forces. For them, the plunge at the pump is about politics, not economics
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Lime Wire Sues RIAA for Antitrust Violations
In Arista v. Lime Wire, in Manhattan federal court, Lime Wire has filed its answer and interposed counterclaims against the RIAA for antitrust violations, consumer fraud, and other misconduct, alleging that the big music labels have been conspiring to destroy competition in digital music.
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MPAA campaign makes piracy seem totally badass
In addition to being able to download songs and movies you will: A - become an outlaw B - be given free porn (so easy you don't even have to search for it) C - piss off your parents D - have access to tons of financial and personal data, and then get to watch a gnarly virus destory everything!! The kid's face on the poster is priceless.
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No Warrant? No Search. Oppose Bush Legislation to spy on Americans....now
With electronic surveillance, government may be able to prevent terrorist attacks. But that power, left unchecked, also permits the government to spy on everyone else. From harassing people for "suspicious" behavior, to outright blackmail of political opponents, government power is easily abused. This Specter-Cheney bill is a bad deal for Americans
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Getting nutrients: Vitamins better than food?
Vitamins — and minerals — are micronutrients found in some foods. Although they are in small amounts, they’re a powerful group of substances that help our bodies grow, develop, and thrive. Each and every vitamin and mineral plays a distinct role in maintaining our good health. And while people should ideally get their daily dose through a well-balanced diet, in some cases supplementation should be considered. Here’s a list of some vital vitamins and supplements and the best way to get them in your diet.
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Tuesday, September 26, 2006
New anti-terrorism rules will require children to have passports
New anti-terrorism rules will for the first time soon require American children under the age of 16 to obtain U.S. passports to return home by air or sea from visits to Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean. The passport requirement will affect an estimated 557,000 children, according to the customs agency.
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101 Ways to Cut Your Daily Costs
From cutting out your daily Starbucks run to cleaning out extra weight in your trunk for better gas milage, these tips will help you save in some pretty surprising ways...
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"Iraq War Has Made Terror Worse" - US Intel Agencies
According to the National Intelligence Estimate, a report from all 16 U.S. intelligence agencies, the war in Iraq has made global terrorism worse by fanning Islamic radicalism and providing a training ground for terrorists who are being exported to other countries. This contradicts the Neocon theory about "fighting them over there."
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Clinton Interviewed on Fox News Sunday
| This is the first 20 minutes of Bill Clinton’s interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday. In this clip, Wallace asks Clinton why he didn’t do more to capture or kill Osama bin Laden while he was in office. Clinton clearly feels like he has been set up and doesn’t hold back in telling Wallace just how he feels. full transcript here: http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/09/24/fox-clinton-interview-part-1-osama-bin-laden/ | |
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Monday, September 25, 2006
Internet Shopping 2.0 takes Lead from Digg
Crowdstorm: Users recommend products, and the crowd defines the best products by agreeing or not. Good products go to the top of the list, weak products disappear. Sounds like Digg but for consumer products instead of news.
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Sunday, September 24, 2006
Hurry! Over 340 Years of Landmark Science Available For First Time
The complete archive of the Royal Society journals, including some of the most significant scientific papers ever published since 1665, is now freely available electronically for a two month period. Among them is Edmund Halley's, Isaac Newton, Hawking, Einstein, Watson and Crick, etc.
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Lesson for Students: The Best Debt Is None
We're told over and over again that student loans are good debt. The conventional wisdom says that, like a home loan, student loan debt will turn into an asset. But what happens when it doesn't turn out that way? What happens when people take on tens of thousands of dollars in loans that may take decades to pay off?
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Lighting technology: The light bulb is synonymous with invention
How long does it take to change a light bulb? The answer is 131 years. That is the amount of time that will have elapsed between when Thomas Edison first demonstrated his incandescent light bulb, and 2010, when semiconductor-based light-emitting diodes are expected to have made significant inroads into general illumination.
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China Will Force IPv6 Switch
While luddite American bureaucrats argue over how to best protect US telecom monopolies, spy on users, and create innovative new tax schemes, China is already transitioning to a next-generation internet based around IPv6. The US has to catch up quickly, or lose the internet dominance it still currently enjoys.
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PDF Online - Free PDF Conversion
Support most document formats.
PDF Online supports MSWord DOC to PDF, Excel XLS to PDF, Powerpoint PPT to PDF, Text TXT to PDF, HTML to PDF, most image formats (JPG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, etc) to PDF, and much more.
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MP3myMP3 Recorder saves any audio you hear on your computer
Record internet radio and save to mp3 or wav. Record streaming audio from the Internet, microphone, or any other source for that matter. MP3myMP3 Recorder works directly with your system sound card - if you can hear it, you can record it
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The Internet Address Book
Find and be found
Find people on the Internet and make it possible for others to find you (together with all your Internet addresses!)
Manage your network
Create your personal Internet Address Book in which to keep all your Internet addresses and those of your friends
Discover new networks
Keep up to date with the latest (social) networks,
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Saturday, September 23, 2006
How Much Does It Cost To Run Your PC? You may be surprised
Most people speculate that running my PC 24/7 may cost about 10 dollars per month. However, with increasing fuel / electricity prices, this new estimation may surprise you.
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Who Really Has the Largest Cellular Network?
You've seen the commercials. You've heard the debates. You can't go a week without hearing Verizon, Cingular, or Sprint claim to have the biggest or fastest wireless network in America... or sometimes all three of them! So who's right?
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FULL TRANSCRIPT: Clinton Takes On Fox News
President Bill Clinton taped an interview with Fox News which is to be aired Sunday. He was told the interview would focus on his nonpartisan efforts to raise over $7 billion to combat the world's biggest problems. Wallace attempted to smear Clinton with the same misinformation contained in ABC's Path to 9/11. Clinton was having none of it.
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JVC's new VCR upscales VHS to HD 1080i! Really.
"It seems unlikely that anyone who's invested in a nice big HDTV is hanging on to their old VHS collection, but for the one or two out there that refuses to toss their taped-off-HBO copy of Back to the Future, JVC offers this VHS/DVD player that upscales your crappy-quality movies to 1080i." It also has a DVD-Recorder, the HD-VHS thing is a bonus.
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Another Reason To Hate Bank of America
Man Jailed by Bank of America for trying to verify a check. BOA apologizes but won't pay one cent of his $14,000 in Legal Fees.
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Teen CEO of Podcast Firm Gets Early Start on American Dream
Weina Scott answers about 100 tech support e-mails a day. The Web site must be perfect -- one glitch, and 6,000 irate customers will bombard her inbox. First, though, she has to study her physics. At age 17, Weina is the chief executive of her own Web-based podcast hosting company and makes an annual salary of US$40,000 for working 20 hours a week.
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Steve Jobs is 49th Richest American with 4.9 Billion
King of the iPods sold his Pixar Animation hit factory to Disney for $7.4 billion in May. Today Jobs is Disney's largest shareholder; stake worth $4 billion.
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Walmart says "Serious Ramifications" if Studios Hopped in Bed with Apple
His message, according to a studio exec involved in the discussions: that there would be "serious ramifications" if the studios hopped in bed with Apple. The situation between Bentonville and Hollywood has gotten so heated and so high-level that Jobs recently phoned Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott to ask him to moderate his stance, according to a source.
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Friday, September 22, 2006
For Bush, cheaper gas is premium
When it comes to Bush's approval rating, one factor seems more powerful than any Oval Office address or legislative initiative. It's the price of a gallon of gas. Statisticians who have compared changes in gas prices and Bush's ratings through his presidency have found when gas prices rise, his ratings fall. As gas prices fall, his ratings rise.
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Munich Begins to Switch Windows Out for Linux
Munich has begun its migration to Linux on the desktop, a year later than planned and nearly three years since the city announced its move to open source software. Since Tuesday, the first 100 of the city's 14,000 PCs have been switched from Microsoft's Windows operating system and Office applications to Linux and OpenOffice.
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Billionaires only: The 400 Richest Americans
A nine-figure fortune won't get you much mention these days, at least not here. This year, for the first time, everyone in The Forbes 400 has at least $1 billion. The collective net worth of the nation's wealthiest climbed $120 billion, to $1.25 trillion.
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Nerd, Geek, or Dork what are you (Quite Accurate!)
Take this fun test to find out what you are.
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Thursday, September 21, 2006
Simply Search Every Video Site
ScoopVid.com launched today, developed using Open Source code, allows users to search almost every possible video site on the web in a nice ajax format.
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What YouTube is really worth
YouTube has lost $20 million since its birth a year ago, but so what? The world's fastest-growing media company could go public soon and could be worth $600 million to $1 billion.
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50 Smartest things to do with your money
How to earn more, save more, invest better, spend wisely and protect your family. The 50 smart money moves below are as close to sure things as you can get.
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Zebo: A Freaky Social Networking Site
Michael Calore writes about Zebo, a strange idea for a social networking site. "Zebo now has 4.9 million global users. The social networking site that asks members to list what possessions they own launched last week. Zebo was even profiled in The New York Times, and in that article, their membership number was cited at 4 million."
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Is social networking changing the way people relate to each other?
For some people, things move from "I have a feeling, I want to call a friend" to "I want to feel something, I need to make a call". In either case, what is not being cultivated is the ability to be alone and to manage and contain one's emotions. Technology brings us to the point where we're used to sharing our thoughts and feelings and what next?
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How Tweaked Firefox Lets You Surf Internet Without a Trace
Every few minutes, the Torpark browser causes a computer's IP address to appear to change. IP addresses are numeric identifier given to computers on the Internet. The number can be used along with other data to potentially track down a user, as many Web sites keep track of IP addresses.
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Torpark: EFF's modified, anonymising version of Firefox
Torpark is a modified version of Firefox that automatically routes you through the EFF's TOR servers, thereby anonymising everything you do online.
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Steve Irwins Daughter Bindi
Moving speech given by Bindi Irwin about her Dad
at his Tribute 20 sep 2006
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Create and Store your own Buttons
Nice drop and drag web buttons, Share your designs with the community.
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How to lose your fear of being fired
The risk of being fired is the biggest axe a company or a manager holdes over employees' heads. It's a mostly unstated, but well-known fact of working life that if you as an employee get too far out of line, you'll be fired. Or terminated/axed/given the chop - don't you just love those terms, with their unsubtle flavor of death?
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Russian sites using new IE bug to install spyware
Hackers are taking advantage of a newly discovered vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) to install spyware on PCs that visit a number of Russian pornography sites.
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Despite Rumors, Black Hole Factory Will Not Destroy Earth
Scientists could generate a black hole as often as every second when the world's most powerful particle accelerator comes online in 2007. But don't worry, they say.
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T-Mobile Wins Large Chunks of 3G Spectrum, What Does This Means To You?
In a recent auction hosted by the FCC, T-Mobile won a large chunk of the 1700MHz and 2100Mhz band, which is used 3G data communications. What does mean to you?
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Top 10 Free Linux Games
For some reason, there is a constant mindset that there are not many games for Linux when in fact there are many. I don't mean the small ones that are included with GNOME or KDE, but full blown projects that deliver captivating and deep game play experiences.
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RECORD Marijuana arrests exceed arrests for all violent crimes combined
The total number of marijuana arrests in the U.S. for 2005 far exceeded the total number of arrests in the U.S. for all violent crimes combined, including murder, manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
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New Citizendium to correct Wikipedia's wrongs?
Citizendium will begin life as a "progressive fork" of Wikipedia, taking all of its launch content from the infamous online encyclopedia.
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Is Antivirus Ready for Open Source?
ClamAV claims that the open source process enables it to respond to new malware threats quicker than the commercial antivirus vendors. In fact, on any given day, the group will publish a dozen or so new definitions protecting its users against the latest viruses, worms, and Trojans.
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Toshiba to recall Sony laptop batteries
Toshiba is recalling 340,000 laptop batteries worldwide made by Sony Corp , the latest in a series of problems for the company. The defect is not directly related to the problem behind last month's recall of Sony batteries by Dell Inc. and Apple Computer Inc., which cited concerns that the batteries could overheat and catch fire.
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USBCELL Batteries That Recharge Through Your USB Port
Moixa Energy have developed the USBCELL as an environmentally-friendly alternative to normal AA batteries. The top of one side flips up to reveal a USB connector, and the battery simply plugs into an open port.
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Apple sells 125,000 movie downloads in first week
Walt Disney chief executive Robert Iger said on Tuesday the company sold 125,000 movie downloads worth $1 million in revenue through Apple Computer's iTunes Store during the offering's first week. The entertainment conglomerate, which placed 75 movies for download on iTunes last week, expects the movie downloads to generate $50m in year one.
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Gas Prices in Perspective
Gas prices haunt Americans. The price of a barrel of oil and a gallon of gas are daily news items. Drivers groan as they watch the gas pump price gauge count past $40 (or $50, or $100), although being able to punch in their phone number or swipe a card to get a three cent discount makes them feel like children on Christmas.
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Bored? Try Chatting With Some Random Person!
This cool little web app lets you chat with a completely random person on the web. A cool way to socialize off your workday!
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The Social Bookmarking Face Off
The social bookmarking market is in a steady state with two dominant players - del.icio.us and StumbleUpon. The rest of the pack, including Yahoo MyWeb, appears to be substantially behind. Will they catch up?
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String Theory Hanging on by a Thread?
String theory is on the ropes. After decades of prominence as the key to physics' elusive "theory of everything," challengers say the hypothesis is unraveling. Why? Because there haven't been experiments to prove it and there don't seem to be any on the horizon.
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Code cracking is the new pot of gold
If you think the password protection on your MS Word file is keeping it safe from prying eyes, you're wrong. The time it takes to crack password-protected Microsoft Office files has tumbled from a 25-day average to a matter of seconds, thanks to a decades-old code-cracking technique that until recently was not viable.
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10 ways to get the most pay out of your job
Want a bigger paycheck? It may not be as hard as you think. A lot of people assume that more pay can come only from winning a promotion, or finding a new job elsewhere. But there are ways, large and small, to put more money in your pocket each week. Separately, these strategies may not be enough to change your life. But together they add up
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Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Congress Considering Strip Searching Students
Imagine an America in which school officials could strip search every student in their school based on the unsubstantiated tip that one of them might have a joint. Congress is voting on a bill Tuesday or Wednesday that could make these police state tactics more common.
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TDK's 32GB Solid State Disk
Samsung's been hogging the Solid State Disk limelight for months with their 32GB SSD first peeped at CeBIT. So it does our invisible hand some good to hear TDK launch their version of the 32GB SSD, albeit in sample quantities only for the time being.
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Armed man suicide attack at Capitol U.S. crashes through barricade
An armed man crashed his vehicle into a security barricade at the U.S. Capitol on Monday, ran into the building and was arrested, forcing the complex to briefly be locked down, authorities said.
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Why Warner Music is coming to YouTube
Warner has done more than just "seen the light"; the music behemoth has had a full-blown, Damascus Road-style conversion when it comes to the Internet. Giving music videos away?
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How long are your MiniDV tapes and DVDs good for?
Chances are, somewhere in your household either in an attic, a closet, or bottom of a dresser drawer there resides the pictorial history of your family. You trust it to remain safe there. Time may slowly fade them, but photos will remain more or less in tact through the years. Your modern day video albums may not be so safe.
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The US Constitution: A Very Inconvenient Document?
Delineating and thereby limiting the powers of the central government is, in fact, the main function of the founding document. But while teaching kids the Constitution is an admirable goal, the very radical nature of the document raises questions as to whether the government schools as currently constituted are a reasonable choice to do the job.
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Original Resizr Online Image Resizing Tool
This tool lets you resize your JPG, PNG, or GIF files, with output in JPG or PNG. Quality is adjustable (for JPG). It's designed to be extremely easy to use, for people who can't use photoshop. It's got a neat little javascript image scaler, too. Note, a recent digg story showed a bad copy of this.
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How to synchronize Outlook with Google Calendar, Gmail, iPod, others
This is a tutorial (with diagram) on how to synchronize Microsoft Outlook (multiple locations), Google Calendar, Gmail, iPod, and mobile phone with Funambol / ScheduleWorld.
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Retrieve Serial Numbers or CD Keys from your computer
KeyFinder Thing is a simple utility to retrieve the Serial numbers or CD Keys of Microsoft software installed on your system. It includes options to export the list of found keys and a search option to find keys not included by default....
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Superdollar - The Almost Perfect Fake
Superdollar: North Korea's Almost Perfect Counterfeit. The superdollar is the name given to an almost perfect counterfeit of the US banknote, believed to be produced by North Korea in the late 1980s. The superdollar notes were so good that even experts were fooled for years
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World record for magnetic recording density
record-breaking 421Gb/sq. inch data density, which should allow for 500GB 2.5-inch notebook drives, 2.5TB 3.5-inch desktop drives, and 1-inch to 1.8-inch consumer electronics drives that can store between 40GB and an impressive 275GB, starting in 2009.
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Toshiba Readies New HD DVD Players
The devices, which will be available soon, will offer better picture quality than earlier models.
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The Carbonite Solution to Online Backups
We've been tracking online storage for nearly a year, and for good reason. As the PC becomes the center of our digital lives, having backups of email, photos, videos and music becomes increasingly important.
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RFID-enabled smart shelves heading into stores
These shelves will be able to track whether you debated the PSP over the DS lite, whether you wanted the high end version but opted for the low end because of price and what items were popular amongst consumers and which were not.
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George Bush is in trouble
Bush is trying to change the laws he has already broken
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Blu-ray a disaster for Sony?
The Hollywood studios aren't liking Blu-ray. What does this mean for the PS3?
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Shoppers Avoid Spinach in E. Coli Scare
Shoppers changed their buying habits Saturday as spinach was pulled from grocery store shelves because of the outbreak of E. coli bacteria that had killed one person and sickened nearly 100 others.
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750 gigs of storage. $279. Seagate
750 gigs is an awful lot to put on one disk, but if it floats your boat...
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Talk to MSN Messenger Users from Google Talk
GTalk2VoIP is a site that promises to transform Google Talk into a full VoIP application, so you can call from Google Talk to a phone number or from a phone number to Google Talk. Another interesting thing you can do is to talk to a MSN Messenger
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Monday, September 18, 2006
Welcoming MS Windows users to Linux
This article by a relatively new user of Linux takes a look at the typical expectations and challenges of transitioning from Windows to Linux, and makes some sensible recommendations.
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Credit card displays become reality
Credit card security will be given a huge boost with embedded credit card displays and two factor authentication.
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Walmart about to wage organic milk war
"Now organic milk is about to become much more widely available, as Wal-Mart rolls out its own organic brand, which will be cheaper than similar milk on the market. But critics worry that what consumers will be getting is a diluted form of organic milk."
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Parents: The Weakest Link in the Childhood Obesity Epidemic
Parents have a monumental effect on their children's health. The problem is that many young parents have learned their eating habits from the fast food culture and pass them down to their children. Parents should do their part in fixing the obesity epidemic by teaching their children sound, healthy lifestyles.
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